JP4475173B2 - Terminal device and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a terminal device and a program , and more particularly, to a terminal device and a program provided with a program activation function for selecting and starting an appropriate program according to the current operation state.

In recent years, mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones have not only a telephone call function but also a wide variety of functions such as an e-mail function for exchanging text messages through a computer network and a browsing function for browsing web pages. It has been added. Along with this, users who handle mobile communication terminals need complicated operations to activate desired programs. In recent years, therefore, mobile communication terminals have been devised so that a desired program can be started with a simple operation in order to reduce the burden of complicated operations for the user. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique for starting a desired program in accordance with a user operation such as a speed at which the lid is opened, the number of side key operations when the lid is closed, and an opening angle of the lid. Is disclosed.
JP 2004-235865 A

In the mobile communication terminal described in Patent Document 1, although the complexity of operation is reduced, in any case, in order to start a desired program, the user himself / herself needs to select and start the program. is there.
In addition, when the number of operations by the user is reduced as described above, when a wider variety of functions are added to the mobile communication terminal in the future, the user must store the corresponding number of operations. Don't be. That is, there is a problem that it is difficult to use because the user has to memorize operations for each of many functions, which is different from conventional ones.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device and a program that can start an appropriate program more easily.
The present invention also provides a terminal device and a program capable of detecting the current state of the terminal and starting an appropriate program from a plurality of programs according to the state without requiring an operation for each function by the user. The purpose is to do.
Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device that is easy to use.

To achieve the above object, a terminal device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a terminal device coupled with the first casing and the second casing and is capable of opening and closing states, the number of double Program storage means for storing a program, operation detection means for detecting operation of an operation means provided at a position where the first casing and the second casing can be operated in the closed state, and the first casing An open detection means for detecting that the housing and the second housing have changed from a closed state to an open state, and an operation of the operation means is detected by the operation detection means, and the open detection means A determination unit that determines whether or not the terminal device is in any one of a plurality of operation states specified in advance when a change to the open state is detected; and specified in advance by the determination unit In one of multiple operating states If it is determined, first selection means for selecting a plurality of predetermined program associated from the program with respect to the operating conditions, either in the operation state of the plurality of operating states which are pre-specified by the determining means If it is determined that not in, or the by the operation detecting means in a state where the operation is not detected the operating means, when the change in the opening state is detected me by the prior KiHiraki detecting means, before comprising a second selecting means for selecting a predetermined a specific program from the serial plurality of programs, and a starting means for starting a selected program by said first selecting means or said second selection means It is characterized by that.

Further, in the terminal device, comprising a screen display means for performing a predetermined screen display, wherein a specific program predetermined selected by the second selection means, waiting for to listen for incoming to the image display means is a program to display the screen, may be.

Further, in the terminal device, further comprising a linkage means to change from the closed state to the open state the first housing and the second housing according to the operation of the prior SL operating means, the opening detection means Detects that the interlocking unit changes the first casing and the second casing from a closed state to an opened state in response to an operation of the operating unit, and the first selecting unit includes: If the interlocking means has a first housing and said second housing detected by the open detector that was changed from the closed state to the open state in response to an operation of said operating means, before Symbol plurality A predetermined program associated with the operation state may be selected from these programs.
Further, it said plurality of operation functions, alarm sound information function, or comprises a mail receiving function, those terminal device, a communication terminal, may be.
In order to achieve the above object, a program according to the second aspect of the present invention is configured such that the first casing and the second casing are coupled in a state where the first casing and the second casing can be opened and closed, said first housing and said second computer housing the terminal apparatus is operating means in operable position in the closed state is provided, the ability to store multiple programs, coupled with openable state A function for detecting that the first casing and the second casing have changed from the closed state to the open state, and when the change to the open state is detected while the operation of the operation means is detected. In addition, a determination function for determining whether or not the terminal device is in any one of a plurality of operation states specified in advance, the operation state in any one of a plurality of operation states specified in advance by the determination function If it is determined that there, the operation from the previous SL plurality of programs First selecting function of selecting a predetermined program associated relative condition, the determination if it is determined that there is no in any operating state of the plurality of operating states which are pre-specified by the function, or the operation in a state where the operation means is not detected, before SL when the change to the open state is detected, a second selecting function of selecting a pre-Symbol predetermined specific program from a plurality of programs, the first Or a function for starting a program selected by the second selection function.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the terminal device and program which can start an appropriate program more simply can be provided.
In addition, it is possible to provide a terminal device and a program that can detect the current state of the terminal without starting an operation for each function by the user and can start an appropriate program from a plurality of programs according to the state. .
Furthermore, an easy-to-use terminal device can be provided.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an appearance of a mobile communication terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Among these, FIG. 1A shows the appearance of the mobile communication terminal 1 with the lid portion closed, and FIG. 1B shows the appearance of the mobile communication terminal 1 with the lid portion opened. Is shown.

  A mobile communication terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a mobile communication terminal device (telephone) such as a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), and is capable of wireless communication via a base station (not shown). It has a normalizing function (wireless call function), a function for sending / receiving e-mail (e-mail sending / receiving function), and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the mobile communication terminal 1 includes a lid portion 2, a main body portion 3, and a hinge portion 4 that connects the lid portion 2 and the main body portion 3, and is configured to be foldable. Has been.

  A sub-display unit 5 is provided on the back surface of the lid 2, an antenna 6 is provided on the upper part of the main body unit 3, and a short button 7 is provided on the side surface.

  The sub display unit 5 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and a part of information displayed on a main display unit 9 to be described later, for example, reception intensity of the antenna 6 or e-mail. A pictorial diagram showing the presence / absence of reception and the remaining battery level is displayed.

  The antenna 6 converts an electromagnetic wave input from the outside of the mobile communication terminal 1 into an analog signal and converts a transmission signal into an electromagnetic wave and radiates it in the air.

  The short button 7 enables a user operation in a state where the lid portion 2 is closed. In addition, a mechanism is provided that automatically opens the lid 2 in conjunction with the pressing operation of the short button 7.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), a speaker 8 and a main display unit 9 are provided on the front surface of the lid portion 2, and a key operation unit 10 and a microphone 11 are provided on the front surface of the main body portion 3. And are provided.

  The speaker 8 outputs an incoming call sound or a ring tone for a voice call.

  The main display unit 9 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and is a main screen for displaying various information to the user. It can be confirmed in the open state. On the screen of the main display unit 9, for example, information such as reception status of radio waves, presence / absence of mail reception, remaining battery level, date / time information, menu screen for executing various operations by the mobile communication terminal 1, etc. Is displayed.

  The key operation unit 10 includes, for example, a cross cursor key, alphanumeric keys for inputting numbers and characters, buttons for specifying functions, and the like, and is operated by a user.

  The microphone 11 is used to input a user's voice during a voice call.

  Next, the internal configuration of the mobile communication terminal 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile communication terminal 1 includes a control unit 20, a radio unit 21, a browser unit 22, an IMAP unit 23, a transmission / reception unit 24, a key detection unit 25, and an open / close detection unit 26. The display control unit 27, the currently operating function detection unit 28, the mail storage unit 29, the history recording unit 30, and the lid opening / closing switch 12.

  The control unit 20 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and the CPU appropriately executes various programs stored in the ROM or the like. Thus, the operation of each part of the mobile communication terminal 1 is controlled. The RAM is used as a work memory when the CPU executes a program. Functionally, the control unit 20 includes a program activation management unit 40, a schedule management unit 41, a Web management unit 42, a mail management unit 43, and a telephone management unit 44.

The program activation management unit 40 is the core of the control unit 20, and receives detection signals from the key detection unit 25, the open / close detection unit 26, and the currently operating function detection unit 28.
In addition, the program activation management unit 40 refers to a function setting table 45 as shown in FIG. 3, and issues commands to other management units such as the schedule management unit 41 and the Web management unit 42 according to the contents of the function setting table 45. To emit.

In the function setting table 45, which program is activated by a combination of the detection signal from the key detection unit 25, the detection signal from the open / close detection unit 26, and the detection signal from the currently operating function detection unit 28. Data that associates with is described. Here, a procedure code is assigned to each program. The program activation management unit 40 activates each program according to the procedure code. For example, the procedure code may be a number assigned to each operation function as shown in FIG.
In addition, by rewriting the function setting table 45, the mobile communication terminal 1 can easily change the program to be activated according to the operation status.

  The schedule management unit 41 reads and writes user schedule data stored in the memory.

  The web management unit 42 controls the browser unit 22. The browser unit 22 transfers a file according to the HTTP protocol via the wireless unit 21 to access a Web server on the Internet, and decodes and displays the hypertext described in HTML.

  The mail management unit 43 controls the IMAP unit 23. The IMAP unit 23 receives electronic mail according to the IMAP protocol via the wireless unit 21 and transmits electronic mail according to the SMTP protocol.

  The telephone management unit 44 controls the transmission / reception unit 24. The transmission / reception unit 24 performs a despreading process and a phase correction process on the chip rate digital signal supplied from the radio unit 21 to acquire a symbol rate reception signal. In addition, the transmission / reception unit 24 performs error correction coding processing, mapping processing to a physical channel, and spreading processing on the supplied transmission signal, and then supplies this to the radio unit 21.

  The radio unit 21 down-converts the analog signal supplied from the antenna 6 and generates a chip rate digital signal by performing orthogonal demodulation processing or A / D (Analog-Digital) conversion processing on the analog signal. Then, this is supplied to the browser unit 22, the IMAP unit 23, and the transmission / reception unit 24. The radio unit 21 performs D / A (Digital-Analog) conversion processing and modulation processing on transmission signals supplied from the browser unit 22, the IMAP unit 23, and the transmission / reception unit 24, and then up-converts the signal via the antenna 6. Send to base station.

  The key detection unit 25 identifies the pressed key from the user's operation on the short button 7 and the key operation unit 10, and supplies the signal to the program activation management unit 40.

  The lid opening / closing switch 12 plays a role of a lock function related to opening / closing of the lid 2. For example, if the lid opening / closing switch 12 is in an off state, the lid 2 is not opened even if the short button 7 is pushed down by the user. On the other hand, if the lid opening / closing switch 12 is on, when the short button 7 is pushed down by the user, the lid 2 is opened in conjunction with it. When the lid 2 is opened, the lid opening / closing switch 12 is turned off.

  The opening / closing detection unit 26 determines whether the lid opening / closing switch 12 is on or off based on the state of the lid opening / closing switch 12 and supplies the signal to the program activation management unit 40.

  The display control unit 27 decodes the video data supplied from the control unit 20, converts it into an analog signal, and outputs it to the main display unit 9 and the sub display unit 5. Thereby, a menu screen or the like is displayed on the main display unit 9 or the sub display unit 5.

  The currently operating function detection unit 28 detects the status of the Web management unit 42, the mail management unit 43, and the telephone management unit 44. For example, when the state of the mail management unit 43 is an email reception state, a procedure code corresponding to the state is supplied to the program activation management unit 40.

  The mail storage unit 29 includes a reception box unit 50 and a transmission box unit 51.

  The reception box unit 50 is a storage area in which an electronic mail captured by the mail management unit 43 can be stored, and the transmission box unit 51 is a storage area in which an electronic mail created by a user can be stored. These mail storage units 29 can also be divided into a plurality of storage areas.

  The history recording unit 30 includes an incoming call history storage unit 52 and an outgoing call history storage unit 53.

  The incoming call history storage unit 52 is a storage area in which the telephone number of the other party received by the telephone management unit 44 can be stored. The outgoing call history storage unit 53 is a storage area in which the telephone number of the other party can be stored. It is.

  Next, the operation of the mobile communication terminal 1 having the above configuration will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of processing for starting a desired program from among a plurality of programs in the present embodiment.

  First, the open / close detection unit 26 determines whether the lid opening / closing switch 12 signal is on or off based on the open / closed state of the lid 2, and supplies the signal to the program activation management unit 40 (step S101). After the lid opening / closing switch 12 signal is determined to be an off signal in a state in which the lid 2 is open (step S101; No), the user presses the short button 7 and the key detection unit 25 determines the state. If so (step S112; Yes), the event processing corresponding to the short button is performed with the lid 2 opened (step S113). At this time, for example, when the event process is an incoming call rejection process, a message message is mechanically communicated to the effect that the incoming call tone is muted and the caller cannot be answered.

  In addition, after the lid opening / closing switch 12 signal is determined to be an ON signal in the state in which the lid 2 is closed in the process of step S101 (step S101; Yes), the short button 7 is not depressed by the user ( If the lid 2 is opened by the user (step S120; Yes) and the open / close detection unit 26 determines that the lid opening / closing switch 12 signal is an off signal (step S102; No) (step S121; Yes), a specific program is started from a plurality of programs (step S122). For example, a program for displaying a “standby screen” on the main display unit 9 is activated. Here, the lid opening / closing switch 12 is automatically turned off when the lid 2 is opened.

  When the user presses the short button 7 in the process of step S102 (step S102; Yes), the lid 2 is automatically opened in conjunction with the operation, and the lid opening / closing switch 12 is turned off. It will be in a state (step S103; Yes).

  Thus, when the condition that the short button 7 is pushed down from the state in which the lid opening / closing switch 12 is on, that is, the lid 2 is closed, and the lid opening / closing switch 12 shifts to the off state is met. Sets the flag F to “1” (step S104). Thereby, the control of the program activation management unit 40 is started.

  First, the program activation management unit 40 causes the currently operating function detection unit 28 to detect the currently operating state (step S105). Then, referring to the function setting table 45, the command corresponding to the currently operating state is executed.

  Here, when the procedure code 111 “during ringing alert” is received from the currently operating function detection unit 28 (step S105; Yes), a telephone call is made to perform processing corresponding to the procedure code 111. A program for displaying the caller telephone number of the other party on the main display unit 9 is immediately started (step S114). FIG. 5 shows a procedure for displaying the calling party telephone number of the other party who made the call on the main display unit 9 at this time. FIG. 5 (a) shows a procedure in a conventional mobile communication terminal, which is performed by two procedures of steps 100 and 111. FIG. 5 (b) shows a procedure in the present embodiment. Done by one procedure.

  If any one of the procedure codes 123 to 143 of “alarm report sound” set in the function setting table 45 shown in FIG. 3 is received from the currently operating function detection unit 28 (step S106; Yes), the alarm report sound is stopped, and a program for displaying details of what the alarm is on the main display unit 9 is started (step S115). In order to reach this processing procedure, in the conventional mobile communication terminal, as shown in FIG. 6A, the procedure code 100 and the procedure codes 121 to 123 are performed. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6B, the procedure can be performed in three procedures: a procedure code 110 and procedures 122 and 123. This clearly shows that the user's operation is reduced.

Next, the control unit 20 determines whether or not a signal “There is a new incoming call” has been received from the IMAP unit 23 or the transmission / reception unit 24 (step S107). If this determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to step S108, and if No, the process proceeds to step S122.
In step S108, the currently operating function detecting unit 28 searches whether the latest incoming call is an email (long message mail), C mail (short message mail), or incoming call arrival (step S108).

  In step S122, a specific program for displaying a “standby” screen or the like on the main display unit 9 is activated (step S122).

Here, when the currently operating function detecting unit 28 determines that the latest incoming call is “E-mail” (step S109; Yes), the currently operating function detecting unit 28 refers to the function setting table 45, and The program that displays the newly arrived e-mail on the main display unit 9 stored in the receiving box unit 50 corresponding to the e-mail incoming procedure code 155 is directly started (step S116).
FIG. 7 shows an operation procedure for displaying a new E-mail on the main display unit 9 at this time. Compared to the procedure codes 100 and 151 to 155 of the operation procedure in the conventional mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B shows the operation procedure in this embodiment in FIG. 7A. Only the procedure codes 110 and 155 that skip the procedure codes 151 to 154 are shown. Obviously, the user's operation is reduced.

When the currently operating function detecting unit 28 determines that the latest incoming call is “C mail” (step S110; Yes), the currently operating function detecting unit 28 refers to the function setting table 45, and C A program for displaying newly arrived C-mail stored in the reception box unit 50 corresponding to the procedure code 165 for incoming mail is displayed on the main display unit 9.
FIG. 8 shows an operation procedure for displaying newly arrived C-mail on the main display unit 9 at this time. Compared with the procedure codes 100 and 161 to 165 of the operation procedure in the conventional mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. 8A, FIG. 8B shows the operation procedure in this embodiment in FIG. Only the procedure codes 110 and 165 that skip the procedure codes 161 to 164 are shown. This clearly shows that the user's operation is reduced.

Further, when the currently operating function detecting unit 28 determines that the latest incoming call is “voice incoming” (step S111; Yes), the currently operating function detecting unit 28 refers to the function setting table 45, and the voice is received. A program for displaying the incoming call history stored in the incoming call history storage unit 52 corresponding to the procedure code 173 for incoming (incoming call incoming) is displayed on the main display unit 9 (step S118).
FIG. 9 shows an operation procedure for displaying on the main display unit 9 that a voice call is received at this time. Compared with the procedure codes 100, 161, 172, and 173 of the operation procedure in the conventional mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. 9A, FIG. 9B shows the operation procedure in this embodiment. Only the procedure codes 110 and 173 in which the procedure codes 161 to 172 in FIG. This clearly shows that the user's operation is reduced.

  When any of the above-described processing in step S114, processing in step S115, processing in step S116, processing in step S117, and processing in step S118 ends, the flag F is returned to “0”, and the program activation management unit 40 ends the processing. To do.

  The above processing is the operation content performed by the program activation management unit 40 of the mobile communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment.

  Thereby, the mobile communication terminal 1 detects the current operation state of the mobile communication terminal 1 without requiring an operation for each function by the user, and selects a desired program from a plurality of programs according to the state. It can be started.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and application are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

  In the above embodiment, each management unit that the program activation management unit 40 issues an activation command is limited to the Web management unit 42, the mail management unit 43, and the telephone management unit 44. However, the present invention can automatically start a program for controlling various functions such as a photographing function by a small camera often found in recent mobile communication terminals.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it limited to the form that the program starting management part 40 is performed in response to pressing-down operation of the short button 7, it does not need to restrict to this. For example, the program activation management unit 40 may be executed in conjunction with various forms of operations such as recognizing voice or recognizing a user's finger (temperature, fingerprint, etc.).

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the program executed by the CPU of the mobile communication terminal is stored in advance in a ROM or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this. By applying a program for executing the above-described processing to an existing mobile communication terminal, the program is made to function as the mobile communication terminal according to the above embodiment. Also good.

  The method for providing such a program is arbitrary. For example, the program may be provided via a communication medium such as the Internet, or may be stored and distributed in a recording medium such as a memory card.

It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance structure of the mobile communication terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structural example of the mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the function setting table which memorize | stores the procedure code allocated for every operation | movement function in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the program starting process in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the comparison of the user's operation in the conventional mobile communication terminal at the time of an incoming call operation, and the user's operation in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the comparison of the user's operation in the conventional mobile communication terminal at the time of an alarm report sound, and the user's operation in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the comparison of the user's operation in the conventional mobile communication terminal at the time of e-mail arrival, and the user's operation in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the comparison of the user operation in the conventional mobile communication terminal at the time of C mail arrival, and the user operation in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the comparison of the user's operation in the conventional mobile communication terminal at the time of a new voice call and the user's operation in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile communication terminal, 2 ... Cover part, 3 ... Main part, 4 ... Hinge part, 5 ... Sub display part, 6 ... Antenna, 7 ... Short button, 8 ... Speaker, 9 ... Main display part, 10 ... Key Operation part, 11 ... Microphone, 12 ... Lid opening / closing switch, 20 ... Control part, 21 ... Wireless part, 22 ... Browser part, 23 ... IMAP part, 24 ... Transmission / reception part, 25 ... Key detection part, 26 ... Opening / closing detection part , 27 ... display control unit, 28 ... currently operating function detection unit, 29 ... mail storage unit, 30 ... history recording unit, 40 ... program start management unit, 41 ... schedule management unit, 42 ... web management unit, 43 ... mail Management unit 44 ... Telephone management unit 45 ... Function setting table 50 ... Reception box unit 51 ... Transmission box unit 52 ... Incoming history storage unit 53 ... Outgoing history storage unit

Claims (5)

A terminal device in which a first housing and a second housing are connected in an openable / closable state,
A program storage means for storing multiple programs,
Operation detecting means for detecting an operation of an operating means provided at a position where the first casing and the second casing can be operated in a closed state;
An open detection means for detecting that the first housing and the second housing have changed from a closed state to an open state;
When the operation detecting means detects the operation of the operating means, and when the change to the open state is detected by the open detecting means, the terminal device is one of a plurality of operation states specified in advance. Determining means for determining whether or not the operating state of
A first program that selects a predetermined program associated with the operation state from the plurality of programs when the determination unit determines that the operation state is one of a plurality of operation states specified in advance ; A selection means;
Wherein when it is determined that there is no in any operating state of the plurality of operating states which are pre-specified by the discriminating means, or in a state where the operation is not detected in the operation means by the operation detecting means, before KiHiraki detection If a change in the opening state is detected me by the unit, a second selecting means for selecting a pre-Symbol a specific program which is determined in advance from a plurality of programs,
An activation unit that activates the program selected by the first selection unit or the second selection unit;
A terminal device comprising: Screen display means for performing a predetermined screen display;
Specific programs predetermined to be selected by said second selection means is a program for displaying a standby screen for listen for incoming to the image display means,
The terminal device according to claim 1. Interlocking means for changing the first casing and the second casing from a closed state to an open state in response to an operation of the operating means;
The open detecting means detects that the interlocking means changes the first casing and the second casing from a closed state to an open state in response to an operation of the operating means.
The first selecting unit is configured to detect that the interlocking unit has changed the first casing and the second casing from a closed state to an opened state in response to an operation of the operating unit. If is detected, selects a pre-Symbol predetermined program associated multiple programs with respect to the operating state,
The terminal device according to claim 1. The plurality of operation functions include an alarm report function or an email reception function,
The terminal device is a communication terminal.
The terminal device according to claim 1. The first housing and the second housing are connected in an openable / closable state, and the second housing can be operated when the first housing and the second housing are closed. In the computer of the terminal device provided with the operating means,
Function of storing multiple programs,
A function of detecting that the first casing and the second casing that are connected in an openable / closable state have changed from a closed state to an open state;
When a change to the open state is detected in a state where the operation of the operation means is detected, it is determined whether or not the terminal device is in one of a plurality of operation states specified in advance. Discriminating function,
If it is determined to be in one of the operation states of the plurality of operating states which are pre-specified by the determination function, the first to select the previous SL predetermined program associated multiple programs with respect to the operating conditions Selection function,
If it is determined that there is no in any operating state of the plurality of operating states which are pre-specified by the determination function, or in a state where the operation of the operation means is not detected, the change to the previous SL open state detection If it is, the second selecting function of selecting a pre-Symbol predetermined specific program from a plurality of programs,
A function of starting a program selected by the first selection function or the second selection function;
A program to realize

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